trousser
\tʁu.se\
The verdict
“trousser” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Assembler ; lier.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trousser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \tʁu.se\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “trousser” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for trousser is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tʁu.se\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for trousser, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is trousser, spelled T-R-O-U-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Assembler ; lier.
- 2Replier, relever ; il se dit le plus souvent en parlant des vêtements qu’on a sur soi.
- 3Relever le vêtement, en parlant des personnes.
- 4Lever les jupes d’une femme en vue d'un rapport sexuel.
- 5Expédier, diligenter.
- 6Mener vite à bonne fin.
- 7Rapprocher du corps les ailes et les cuisses d'une volaille, la préparer pour la cuisson ; ficeler une pièce de viande pour qu’elle conserve sa forme à la cuisson.
- 8Tresser la queue d'un cheval, ou la nouer en utilisant éventuellement un trousse-queue.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “trousser”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-R-O-U-S-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tʁu.se\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.